Chinese Lecturer Who Murdered Student Handed Over to Prosecutors... "Not a Psychopath"

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A 30-something Chinese university lecturer, Jeong Chang-sung, who is accused of murdering and abandoning a Chinese international student who attended his class, was handed over to prosecutors in custody today (September 4). Police mental evaluations revealed that he does not meet the criteria for psychopathy.

Reporter Jeong Jiyeon has the details.

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The Gyeongsan Police Station in Gyeongbuk Province announced today that they have transferred 31-year-old Chinese university lecturer Jeong Chang-sung to the prosecution in custody on a total of five charges, including murder, damage, abandonment, and concealment of a corpse, and obstruction of official duties by fraudulent means.

Jeong is accused of murdering a Chinese international student in her 20s, surnamed A, in his studio apartment in Hayang-eup, Gyeongsan, in the early hours of August 20, mutilating her body, and abandoning the remains in mountainous areas and garbage dumps in Gunpo, Gyeonggi Province, and Gyeongju, Gyeongbuk Province.

[August 27, Daegu District Court: (Why did you kill her? What was your relationship with the victim?) ......]

According to police investigations, Jeong stated that he grew concerned about losing his job after the victim, with whom he claimed to have had a romantic relationship, threatened to report their relationship to the university during an argument.

Investigators also found that immediately after the crime, Jeong disguised himself in women's clothing, traveled to Dongdaegu Station carrying a suitcase and the victim's mobile phone, and even filed a missing person report for the victim himself.

Police, who arrested Jeong five days after the crime, concluded that these actions were intended to disrupt the police investigation.

The police also conducted a psychopathy checklist assessment on Jeong over the weekend, revealing that he scored below the threshold of 25, resulting in a conclusion that he is not a psychopath.

Police stated, "We plan to continue searching for the victim's remains even after the handover to prosecutors."

(Video Editing: Kim Jun-hee)
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